Hog Heaven

December 9, 1985

TRURO, NOVA SCOTIA — You probably haven't thought lately about whether pigs are happy or not. You ought to. Dr. Ole Sigmund, a veterinarian with the Norwegian Farmers Meat Marketing Board, says a happy pig is a tasty pig. ''The more humanely we treat animals on the farm and on the truck during transporting, the better the quality of the meat,'' he told the Nova Scotia Pork Producers Association. Properly raised swine have fewer bruises, Sigmund said. ''They will not bite and fight with each other. Better quality bacon is the result.''